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The Top 5 NES Games

I never owned an NES, but through the magic of friends owning the system, games getting ported to new systems (thank you, Super Mario All-Stars!) and emulators (which HL does not endorse, but come on, they're pretty…
Real-Life Hawt Girl: Jessica Nigri

Special thanks to GossipGamers.com and JessieNigri.com for the pics as well as Dolce on the heads-up! I know, it seems Hawt Girls + Pokémon = the ultimate attempt at pandering to our site's core demographics. This…
The Perils of "Getting to a Stopping Point"

For those who play adventure and RPG games, and try to assign a playing time based on progress rather than an actual allotted time, I will say from personal experience THIS IS A BAD IDEA. Of course, you don't have to…
Scribblenauts is Racist? Yeah, Sure.

I know we've done a bunch of stuff on Scribblenauts lately, but what is all this recent hubbub concerning the game being racist? If you don't know, someone got the bright idea to type in "sambo" as a word on Scribblenaut…
Gaming is BIG in South Korea

Image Source Big with a capital DAAAAAAAAAMN, in fact. A while back, I had a discussion with Dan of Xanga fame regarding trends in gaming. Being the uncultured American swine that I am, I didn't even consider interna…
The Bane of Cut Scenes

Believe it or not, before Tim's review on Kingdom Hearts, I hadn't played the game. I was already pretty curious to try it, though, and Tim's rather negative account of it just pushed my desire over the top. While I'm…
There's a Limit to "Casual Gaming"

It seems there is always confusion between what constitutes a "hardcore" gamer and what makes a "casual" gamer. Is it the quality/difficulty of the games the gamer regularly plays? Is it the hours being devoted to the…
Metacritic: Good Judge of Games?

If you're like me, you are very selective with the games you throw your money at. OK, OK, I'm like that with pretty much everything...music and movies as well. Still, I don't want just anything hyped up by video game…
In Games, The Future Is Always Depressing

If you play enough video games, I feel you're bound to become pessimistic about the future of our world. Especially if you are a fan of shooters. In defense of these game developers, I guess you do have to create an…
What Would Make Your Mom Want to Play?

Image Source Advertisements for the Nintendo Wii and Project Natal always depict happy families together. Mom and Dad are right there with the kids, smiling their perfect smiles and, I don't know, drinking Gevalia Cof…